Spring Farm Ridge (15 MW wind farm)
Spring Farm Ridge is a 15 MW wind farm project in West Northamptonshire, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: refused on 30 June 2011; the record was last updated on 1 August 2016.
15 MWwind farm
refusedstatus in REPD
1 August 2016record last updated
West Northamptonshirecouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 19 October 2010 | Application submitted |
| 30 June 2011 | Refused by the planning authority |
| 11 April 2013 | Appeal lodged |
| 23 December 2014 | Appeal refused |
| 23 December 2014 | Secretary of State refused |
Project details
- Technology
- wind farm
- Capacity
- 15 MW
- Status (REPD)
- refused
- Record last updated
- 1 August 2016
- Operator or applicant
- Broadview Energy
- Planning authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Planning application reference
- S/2010/1437/MAF
- Appeal reference
- APP/Z2830/A/11/2165035/NWF
- Turbines
- 5
- Address (REPD)
- land to the north of Welsh Lane between Greatworth and Helmdon
- Council area (by location)
- West Northamptonshire
- Time to decision
- 36 weeks
- REPD reference
- 4639
Who decides
| Applications | West Northamptonshire | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 87 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 23 (26%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 12 of 65 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 9 of 12 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 10 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.0 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 7 / 10 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Lane | solar farm | 30 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Halse Road Solar Farm & Battery Storage | solar farm | 49.9 | approved, not built | 3.5 |
| Hall Farm | solar farm | 5.1 | operational | 4.0 |
| Farthinghoe Solar Farm | solar farm | 10 | refused | 4.5 |
| Manor Farm, Whitfield | solar farm | 30 | application submitted | 5.5 |
| Turweston Solar Farm | solar farm | 16.7 | operational | 7.4 |
| Primrose Hill Farm, Oxford Road Solar Farm | solar farm | 24 | application submitted | 7.6 |
| Litchlake Farm | battery storage | 10 | permission expired | 9.1 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (52.0882, -1.1642).